TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

Material submitted through the TCI Public Input form from April 2019-February 2021 is viewable here. View input submitted from March 1, 2021 forward here. All material submitted on this page informed the participating jurisdictions in the 2019-2020 TCI regional policy design process. Click on the column headings to sort the submissions. 
First Last Affiliation City State Input File
Paul Bonarrigo United States Citizen Richmond Maine
If you have a plan that will reduce the impact of the human race on the earth's climate that will not increase our tax burden, go with it. In the meantime stay out of the state of Maine. We...
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John Donald American jay Maine
Truthfully, I have no idea where you have gotten this idea from, or what you are thinking.

While many of the public transit "solutions" and feel-good methods you propose might...
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Katherine Stover Na Dayton Maine
The additional taxes on Mainers will have a negative impact on young people trying to make it in our rural state, on our aging population and those with fixed incomes. As a young adult trying to...
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Gary Merrill Independent North Waterboro Maine
Maine is reducing emissions without taking much needed money from it's citizens. There is never a real "Program" that will accomplish what the stated goals are. It always ends up...
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Michael Graham Democrat Canton Maine
As a life long Mainer, I am 100% opposed to this proposal. Any legislator who supports this proposal and votes in favor of it will certainly lose my support and vote. Maine is already taxed...
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Andrew Allen Libertarian Unio Maine
This is a raw deal for over 3/4ths of the state of maine i strongly oppose increasing our already astronomical tax burden. I fail to see how raising taxes will accomplish anything but put more...
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Raymond Lewis Citizen of Maine Wilton Maine
Please do not follow thru with this. Maine people often have to drive long distances to get to work, and we are barely surviving now. Paying more for gas means less money for groceries
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timothy nichols mr. north anson Maine
we the people can not afford another tax ,especially another fuel tax of any kind .they say its to fix the roads and for a greener earth which is so much bull its sicking ,they didnt even spend...
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Brittany Bertocchi Maine resident Pittsfield Maine
We do not need our gas prices rising. In places like central and northern Maine we don’t have bus transportation and many need to drive 45 minutes or more one way.
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Thomas Bernier None Bangor Maine
Maine is a rural State and Maine is a poor State. Maine depends on agriculture, fishing and forestry all of which use gas and diesel. Joining this group will create an additional burden on hard...
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Jeffrey Pozzy Republican Newburgh Maine
As a taxpayer I find this initiative to be a waste of time and resources. I drive about 40000 miles per year for work and cannot afford higher gas taxes nor can I afford any kind of electric truck...
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Tracilee Sullivan Maine resident Wade Maine
This is bull***t on a cracker disguised as a feel good policy to lower carbon emissions. The only thing this does is increase the price of gasoline at the pump for the consumer and it’s not going...
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Michael Morey Maine resident and taxpayer Oakland Maine
I am writing today to express my concern for Maine joining this Initiative and the affect it will have on the hard-working people of Maine. It is my opinion that this Initiative will drive up the...
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Joshua Roy Republican Bath Maine
This is obviously a regressive tax that will hurt poor Mainers. Having been born in Maine and lived here most of my life, it saddens me to see this kind punitive tax on transportation, food,...
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Mederick Cote None Millinocket Maine
I was shocked and disappointed when Janet mills beat Shawn moody in last years governors race. I knew these types of things were going to happen. She is an angry liberal feminist with an axe to...
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Jay Allen Citizen New Harbor Maine
This will have a disastrous effect on Mainers, especially those who are already struggling to pay for gas and heat their homes. Mainers don’t have the option to take a bus or hop on the subway....
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Steven Haggett Republican Bridgton Maine
Increase in Fuel TAXES will force MAINE back into DEEPER POVERTY than before the LePage RECOVERY and Maine's Return to HONEST Government business practices. Not with HER EGOTISTICAL Desires...
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Bill Floster none Bridgton Maine
I do not support this initiative. Maine is a rural state and distances traveled are long just to take care of basic needs. Also, this makes mass transportation impractical. Maine population is...
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Mike Parker Property owner Strong Maine
I am strongly in opposition to enacting ADDITIONAL taxes on fuels in my region. Maine is responsible for extremely little air pollution; we are already taxed nearly to the breaking point. This...
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Bruce Lord Republican Gorham Maine
I completely disagree with the one size fits all solutions this initiative is proposing. You dont even prove these solutions will have a definitive effect on any problems we may or may not have...
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